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click on checkbox in webpage using vb

Any idea how to click on one of the check boxes in the below web page html

<ol id="cabinetDocuments">

<li class="line" rel="Scan_2014_02_04_12_55_04_036.pdf">
<div class="unit">
<input type="checkbox" /><span class="doc-icon pdf" Title="Scan_2014_02_04_12_55_04_036.pdf">Scan_2014_02_04_12_55_04_036.pdf</span>
</div>
<div class="lastUnit">
2/4/2014 1:22:04 PM
</div>
</li>

<li class="line" rel="Scan_2014_02_04_12_53_55_486.pdf">
<div class="unit">
<input type="checkbox" /><span class="doc-icon pdf" Title="Scan_2014_02_04_12_53_55_486.pdf">Scan_2014_02_04_12_53_55_486.pdf</span>
</div>
<div class="lastUnit">
2/4/2014 1:20:58 PM
</div>
</li>

<li class="line" rel="Scan_2014_02_04_12_53_45_246.pdf">
<div class="unit">
<input type="checkbox" /><span class="doc-icon pdf" Title="Scan_2014_02_04_12_53_45_246.pdf">Scan_2014_02_04_12_53_45_246.pdf</span>
</div>
<div class="lastUnit">
2/4/2014 1:20:49 PM
</div>
</li>

<li class="line" rel="Scan_2014_02_04_12_53_36_176.pdf">
<div class="unit">
<input type="checkbox" /><span class="doc-icon pdf" Title="Scan_2014_02_04_12_53_36_176.pdf">Scan_2014_02_04_12_53_36_176.pdf</span>
</div>
<div class="lastUnit">
2/4/2014 1:20:39 PM
</div>
</li>

Rob

You need to give the checkbox an ID.
Do you want to set it checked when the page loads (add attribute "checked='checked'") or based on some kind of user action (onclick="")?

Norie

Which checkbox do you want to click?

Also, what code do you have so far?

rjef

ASKER

lets say i want to click on this check box
<li class="line" rel="Scan_2014_02_04_12_53_55_486.pdf">
<div class="unit">
<input type="checkbox" /><span class="doc-icon pdf" Title="Scan_2014_02_04_12_53_55_486.pdf">Scan_2014_02_04_12_53_55_486.pdf</span>
</div>
<div class="lastUnit">
2/4/2014 1:20:58 PM
</div>
</li>
i am trying to use the ie.document.getElementById( but i do now the id of the checkbox.

also i forgot to metion i am using vb6

Rob

You can't use an ID if there isn't one. Add the ID as an attribute to the checkbox

<input type="checkbox" id="chk1" />

Then use your code with that ID

rjef

ASKER

maybe i don't understand. I am trying to set the checkbox on a web site using the webbrowser control in vb6. I have no control of the source. you can email me at rjef041364@yahoo.com and i can send you the viewsource code for (the website ) you can review.

Rob

No, you do but I also understand a little more now. Given you don't have access to the site, you can't reference that checkbox using the getElementById function. What you're going to have to do is navigate the XML manually:

http://jsbin.com/pogah/1/edit?html,js,output

document.querySelector(".line>div>input[type='checkbox']").checked="checked";

rjef

ASKER

so how do put this in my vb app and how would i check the second checkbox instead of the 1st.

Rob

You'd put it in the same place as you we going to with your getElementById.
To get the second you need to use a slightly different version of the function, querySelectorAll. This week return all elements matched rather than just the first.

rjef

ASKER

Rob,
Please email me at rjef041364@yahoo.com and i will send you the complete source could from the website. you do understand i cannot change code on the website. I want to manipulate from the client side.

Norie

You don't know the id of the checkbox but you do know the id of the ordered list the checkbox is in.

So you can grab the list and then loop through it to find the checkbox you want and set it to be checked.

rjef

ASKER

imnorie please provide an example

Norie

Can you provide the URL of the site?

Rob

Ah good catch. I missed that.
This week give the third element (zero based array)

document.getElementById("cabinetDocuments").children[2].firstChild.firstChild.firstChild.checked="checked"

rjef

ASKER

imnorie,
the site is behind a firewall . if you email me at rjef041364@yahoo.com i can send you all of
it.

Rob

Did you see the code in my last comment?

rjef

ASKER

yes not to sure how to use it though. my example only had 4 firstchilds but there could be many many more. would i just keep adding firstchild's?

Rob

No, there are only ever going to be 3 firstchilds as they are referring to the elements like this:

document.getElementById("cabinetDocuments") <==== this is the OL ordered list
.children[2] <===== THIS IS THE KEY - you vary the number to get each child in the OL
.firstChild <===== This is the <li class="line" rel="Scan_2014_02_04_12_53_55_486.pdf">
.firstChild <===== This is the <div class="unit">
.firstChild.checked="checked" <===== this is the checkbox <input type="checkbox" />

rjef

ASKER

it says object required.

ie.document.getElementById("cabinetDocuments").children [2].firstChild.firstChild.firstChild.Checked = "checked"

also there is the in the source before the 'cabinetdocuments' if that matters.

</ul>
<div id="cabinetContentOuter">
<div id="cabinetContent">
<div id="cabinetResults">

Rob

Not sure why firstChild doesn't work, however this does:

var n=3; // 4th checkbox
document.getElementById("cabinetDocuments").children[n].children[0].children[0].checked="checked";

Rob

http://jsbin.com/cun/2/edit to see it in action

rjef

ASKER

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Rob

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